Advanced deployment of web links with Intune

Intune supports a variety of app types app types, including web apps. Unfortunately, the settings you can configure when deploying a web link to Windows 10 devices with Intune are limited. Fortunately, PowerShell scripts can be also be used with Intune to deploy web links to these devices, which take away the limitations described in this post.

When deploying a web link to Windows 10 devices that is configured from the Client Apps > Apps pane in Intune, the web link is limited to:

Opening using the Default Browser;

Showing the Default Browser’s icon;

Adding the shortcut only to the Start Menu;

By using PowerShell scripts to deploy a web link, you can:

Specify which Browser should be used to open the web app;

Add a custom Icon to the web app’s shortcut;

Specify if the shortcut is added to the User’s desktop and/or Start Menu;

I have published three PowerShell scripts to the TechNet Gallery, which can be used to: